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Checkin' before changin'

KARSHI-KHANABAD AIR BASE, Uzbekistan -- Tech. Sgt. Brian Whitt works on a C-130 Hercules engine as he and other maintainers prepare to do a propeller change here April 16. He is a C-130 engine mechanic with the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and is deployed from the Delaware Air National Guard at New Castle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

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Checkin' before changin'

KARSHI-KHANABAD AIR BASE, Uzbekistan -- Tech. Sgt. Brian Whitt works on a C-130 Hercules engine as he and other maintainers prepare to do a propeller change here April 16. He is a C-130 engine mechanic with the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and is deployed from the Delaware Air National Guard at New Castle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

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Checkin' before changin'

KARSHI-KHANABAD AIR BASE, Uzbekistan -- Tech. Sgt. Brian Whitt works on a C-130 Hercules engine as he and other maintainers prepare to do a propeller change here April 16. He is a C-130 engine mechanic with the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and is deployed from the Delaware Air National Guard at New Castle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

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Squeaky clean

KARSHI-KHANABAD AIR BASE, Uzbekistan -- A crew chief cleans a C-130 Hercules windshield during maintenance here April 16. He is assigned to the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

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F-16 crew chiefs combat odds to keep jets in flight

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Senior Airman Shawn Justus (left) and Airman 1st Class Colin Muller prepare for an 800-hour maintenance procedure and inspection on an F-16 Fighting Falcon. They are crew chiefs with the 332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Bradford)

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F-16 crew chiefs combat odds to keep jets in flight

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Senior Airman Frankie Jordan helps Capt. Andy Stockman with his bag upon the captain's return from a mission. Airman Jordan is a crew chief with the 332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here, and Captain Stockman is an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot with the 34th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Bradford)

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F-16 crew chiefs combat odds to keep jets in flight

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Senior Airman Lance Murphy inspects the engine bay of an F-16 Fighting Falcon. He is a crew chief with the 332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Bradford)

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C-130 maintainers keep mission-capable rates high

KARSHI-KHANABAD AIR BASE, Uzbekistan -- Airman 1st Class David Solis pushes a C-130 Hercules propeller into place during an aircraft recovery here April 14. He is a C-130 crew chief with the 774th Expeditonary Airlift Squadron and is deployed from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

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C-130 maintainers keep mission-capable rates high

KARSHI-KHANABAD AIR BASE, Uzbekistan -- Tech. Sgt. Noel Cardona reassembles a C-130 Hercules engine compartment here April 14. He is a C-130 engine mechanic with the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and is deployed from the Ohio Air National Guard at Mansfield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

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C-130 maintainers keep mission-capable rates high

KARSHI-KHANABAD AIR BASE, Uzbekistan -- Master Sgt. Joseph Ohmes wipes down an engine compartment of a C-130 Hercules after reassembling the compartment April 14. He is a C-130 engine mechanic with the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and is deployed from the Missouri Air National Guard at St. Joseph. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

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C-130 maintainers keep mission-capable rates high

KARSHI-KHANABAD AIR BASE, Uzbekistan -- Senior Airman Shawn Younger (left) and Staff Sgt. David Baker move a portable flood light while working on a C-130 Hercules here April 8. Airman Younger is a C-130 crew chief deployed from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. Sergeant Baker is a C-130 metals fabrication craftsman with the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and is deployed from the West Virginia Air National Guard at Charleston. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

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Airman finds, destroys UXO

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Airman 1st Class Juan Jordan presses a button causing an explosion which destroyed the unexploded ordnance he discovered recently. He found a Russian-made bomb at a construction site at a forward-deployed location. He is an avionics sensors maintenance apprentice deployed from the 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Airman finds, destroys UXO

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Airman 1st Class Juan Jordan stands in the spot where the Russian-made bomb he discovered was destroyed. He found the bomb at a construction site at a forward-deployed location. He credits his deployment training with helping him recognize the unexploded ordnance. He is an avionics sensors maintenance apprentice deployed from the 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Joint fuels effort allows OEF airlift to keep rolling in Uzbekistan

KARSHI-KHANABAD AIR BASE, Uzbekistan -- Senior Airman Seth Rindo shows Army Sgt. 1st Class Gustave Bloom how a fuels truck is set up to pump fuel to aircraft. Airman Rindo is with the 416th Expedtionary Mission Support Squadron fuels management flight and is deployed from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. Sergeant Bloom is the fuels accountability officer for Logistics Task Force 191 here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

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NDI Airmen play big part in mission

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Nondestructive inspection specialists use fluorescent paint and black lights in a darkroom lab to inspect aircraft parts at a forward-deployed location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. John Snow)

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Peaceful view

BARGRAM AIR BASE, Afganistan -- Senior Airmen Heath Burns, left, and Thomas Elsworth survey the airfield here after their C-17 Globemaster III taxis to a stop here April 4. They are C-17 loadmasters from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

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Bagram Airmen recover hundreds of pallets

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Senior Airman Wesley Calhoun moves 25 pallets to the logistics storage. Airman Calhoun is a squadron aircraft services team member. Airmen of the 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron located 1,030 pallets and 3,550 top and side nets worth $1.7 million.

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Maintainers keep Stratotankers airborne

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Felix Rodriguez removes an engine pylon access panel on a KC-135 Stratotanker during an inspection at a forward-deployed location here. He is a crew chief assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Colette Bennett)

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Maintainers keep Stratotankers airborne

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Mark Lewis removes a panel from an engine mounting strut on a KC-135 Stratotanker here. He is a KC-135 maintainer assigned to the 340th Aircraft Maintenance Unit and deployed from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. The 340th AMU is part of the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Colette Bennett)

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Life support team puts pressure on high-flying pilots

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Duane Thompson helps Maj. Cory Bartholomew into a U-2 reconnaissance aircraft. The space suits U-2 pilots wear are bulky and limit movement, so life-support crew specialists strap the pilots into the cockpit and connect hoses and communication systems. The pilots wear space suits because they typically fly higher than 60,000 feet -- twice as high as a commercial airliner. Airman Thompson is a life-support crew specialist with the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron's physiological support division. Major Bartholomew is a U-2 pilot with the 99th ERS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Jacobs)

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